All This Useless Beauty
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All This Useless Beauty | |
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Released | 1996-05-13 (UK) 1996-05-14 (US/Canada) 1996-05-25 (Japan) 2001-08-21 (US 2CD reissue) 2001-09-03 (UK 2CD reissue) |
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Recorded | August-September 1995 Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin February 1996 Westside Studios, London |
Producer | Geoff Emerick & Elvis Costello |
Label | Warner Bros. (1996) Rhino (2001) |
Length | 48:20 |
Tracks
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | The Other End Of The Telescope | Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann | 4:06 |
2. | Little Atoms | Declan MacManus | 3:56 |
3. | All This Useless Beauty | Elvis Costello | 4:37 |
4. | Complicated Shadows | Declan MacManus | 4:43 |
5. | Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? | Elvis Costello | 3:16 |
6. | Distorted Angel | Declan MacManus | 4:31 |
7. | Shallow Grave | Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | 2:00 |
8. | Poor Fractured Atlas | Elvis Costello | 3:57 |
9. | Starting To Come To Me | Declan MacManus | 2:43 |
10. | You Bowed Down | Elvis Costello | 4:53 |
11. | It's Time | Elvis Costello | 5:57 |
12. | I Want To Vanish | Elvis Costello | 3:13 |
Credits
- Musicians:
- Elvis Costello - vocals, electric, acoustic & slide guitars, celesta on "All This Useless Beauty", second bass on "Shallow Grave", bridge keyboards on "You Bowed Down"
- The Attractions:
- Steve Nieve - piano, keyboards, drum programming & sequencing
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "You Bowed Down"
- Pete Whyman - bass clarinet on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
- Roy Babbington - double bass on "All This Useless Beauty" & "I Want To Vanish"
- Matt MacManus - rhythm research on "It's Time"
- The Brodsky Quartet:
- Michael Thomas - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
- Ian Belton - violin on "I Want To Vanish"
- Paul Cassidy - viola on "I Want To Vanish"
- Jacqueline Thomas - cello on "I Want To Vanish"
- Ruth Causey - Bb clarinet on "I Want To Vanish"
All This Useless Beauty (2001 Rhino edition)
Disc 1: All This Useless Beauty (48:20) | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | The Other End Of The Telescope | Declan MacManus, Aimee Mann | 4:06 | ||||||
2. | Little Atoms | Declan MacManus | 3:56 | ||||||
3. | All This Useless Beauty | Elvis Costello | 4:37 | ||||||
4. | Complicated Shadows | Declan MacManus | 4:43 | ||||||
5. | Why Can't A Man Stand Alone? | Elvis Costello | 3:16 | ||||||
6. | Distorted Angel | Declan MacManus | 4:31 | ||||||
7. | Shallow Grave | Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | 2:00 | ||||||
8. | Poor Fractured Atlas | Elvis Costello | 3:57 | ||||||
9. | Starting To Come To Me | Declan MacManus | 2:43 | ||||||
10. | You Bowed Down | Elvis Costello | 4:53 | ||||||
11. | It's Time | Elvis Costello | 5:57 | ||||||
12. | I Want To Vanish | Elvis Costello | 3:13 |
Disc 2: Bonus Disc (68:14) | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Almost Ideal Eyes | Elvis Costello | 4:19 | ||||||
2. | My Dark Life (with Brian Eno) | Elvis Costello | 6:19 | ||||||
3. | That Day Is Done (with The Fairfield Four) | Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | 5:08 | ||||||
4. | What Do I Do Now? | Louise Wener | 4:26 | ||||||
5. | The Bridge I Burned | Elvis Costello | 5:19 | ||||||
6. | It's Time (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 3:58 | ||||||
7. | Complicated Shadows (Demo) | Declan MacManus | 2:24 | ||||||
8. | You Bowed Down (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 4:18 | ||||||
9. | Mistress And Maid (Demo) | Paul McCartney, Declan MacManus | 2:17 | ||||||
10. | Distorted Angel (Demo) | Declan MacManus | 2:31 | ||||||
11. | World's Great Optimist (Demo) | Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann | 2:32 | ||||||
12. | The Only Flame In Town (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 4:11 | ||||||
13. | The Comedians (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 3:05 | ||||||
14. | The Days Take Care Of Everything (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 3:55 | ||||||
15. | Hidden Shame (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 3:56 | ||||||
16. | Why Can't A Man Stand Alone (Demo) | Elvis Costello | 2:58 | ||||||
17. | Distorted Angel (Tricky Remix) | Declan MacManus | 5:35 |
Associated Artwork
Related Releases
- All This Useless Beauty - Vinyl LP reissues
- All This Useless Beauty - Cassette Discography
- All This Useless Beauty - Rhino/Edsel 2CD reissue 2001 (Bonus Disc)
Japanese CD WPCR-680 (1996)
Japanese 2CD WPCR-11208/9 (2002)
Rhino/Edsel edition with bonus disc
Singles
It's Time | Little Atoms | The Other End Of The Telescope |
Distorted Angel | All This Useless Beauty | You Bowed Down (USA only) |
Original discography pages
- Home Page discography page • A01 • A02
- Singles: S01 • S02 • S03 • S04 • S05 • S06 • S07 • S08 • S09 • S10